I Feed My Dog Nothing But Cock
So, I'm a little late on the "Oh my God, I fed my dog Wal-Mart Brand Dog Food and now his kidneys won't work!" bandwagon, but as the recall widens, and more and more pet owners gear up to file class action lawsuits, I suppose it's time I broke my silence.
My dog does not have failing kidneys. No matter how wide the tainted-wheat-gluten recall gets, I won't have to worry. You know why? Well, beause my dog doesn't eat wheat gluten, that's why. Wheat gluten is a notoriously difficult substance for dogs to digest and is responsible for a large percentage of pet allergies. My dog, unfortunately, features a more complex suite of allergies and therefore merely cutting wheat out of his food won't cure his problems. But, the fact remains that wheat gluten, even when it isn't poisoned by nefarious food processors, is a nasty thing to feed to your pets.
So, if people had merely followed the advice of veterinary nutritionists in the first place, they wouldn't have dead animals. After years of poisoning their dogs slowly with meat byproducts, barely digestible grains and all the other crap they stuff into most pet foods, people are now whining about a swift, vicious poisoning.
Sorry if I'm not so sympathetic.
I know the main opposition people will have to my statement. Not everyone can afford the expensive dog food I feed to my pet. Well, I'm hardly a wealthy man and I can afford it, so it's a scurrilous charge. People will, out of one side of their mealy mouths, cry about how a member of their family has been ripped from their arms by the pet food industry while, out of the other side of their mouths, cry about how they can't afford to provide a complete, healthy, nutritious diet to these family members. If these same people had babies with gluten allergies, you can be assured they'd work their asses off to ensure they weren't poisoning their babies. But somehow a dog, no matter how babied, is part of one's budget that can be skimmed for the sake of greater comfort.
Listen, surely these dogs and cats didn't deserve to be killed. And surely the fault lies mainly with the shockingly poor food safety procedures followed by dog food makers. But, a pet owner can make good decisions on what food to feed their beloved Flopsy and they can make bad ones. Taking the time and paying the money for a pet food that excludes wheat gluten, uses only whole meat products and emphasizes whole grains and vegetables and that use human-grade food processing standards is a good decision. Dumping the cheapest bag of dog food you find into your giant Wal-Mart shopping cart is a bad decision.
Don't come crying to my court when your poor decisions come back to bite you, and your sweet little baby-wabums, in the ass.
My dog does not have failing kidneys. No matter how wide the tainted-wheat-gluten recall gets, I won't have to worry. You know why? Well, beause my dog doesn't eat wheat gluten, that's why. Wheat gluten is a notoriously difficult substance for dogs to digest and is responsible for a large percentage of pet allergies. My dog, unfortunately, features a more complex suite of allergies and therefore merely cutting wheat out of his food won't cure his problems. But, the fact remains that wheat gluten, even when it isn't poisoned by nefarious food processors, is a nasty thing to feed to your pets.
So, if people had merely followed the advice of veterinary nutritionists in the first place, they wouldn't have dead animals. After years of poisoning their dogs slowly with meat byproducts, barely digestible grains and all the other crap they stuff into most pet foods, people are now whining about a swift, vicious poisoning.
Sorry if I'm not so sympathetic.
I know the main opposition people will have to my statement. Not everyone can afford the expensive dog food I feed to my pet. Well, I'm hardly a wealthy man and I can afford it, so it's a scurrilous charge. People will, out of one side of their mealy mouths, cry about how a member of their family has been ripped from their arms by the pet food industry while, out of the other side of their mouths, cry about how they can't afford to provide a complete, healthy, nutritious diet to these family members. If these same people had babies with gluten allergies, you can be assured they'd work their asses off to ensure they weren't poisoning their babies. But somehow a dog, no matter how babied, is part of one's budget that can be skimmed for the sake of greater comfort.
Listen, surely these dogs and cats didn't deserve to be killed. And surely the fault lies mainly with the shockingly poor food safety procedures followed by dog food makers. But, a pet owner can make good decisions on what food to feed their beloved Flopsy and they can make bad ones. Taking the time and paying the money for a pet food that excludes wheat gluten, uses only whole meat products and emphasizes whole grains and vegetables and that use human-grade food processing standards is a good decision. Dumping the cheapest bag of dog food you find into your giant Wal-Mart shopping cart is a bad decision.
Don't come crying to my court when your poor decisions come back to bite you, and your sweet little baby-wabums, in the ass.
Labels: Animals
posted by Joshua at 6:56 AM
8 Comments:
Agreed. If you're going to own a pet, you should treat it the best you can and think twice before owning one if you can't.
A friend observed with some remark how Menu Foods had like 91 brands under its belt with both "premium" brands (Iams, Eukanuba, Science Diet) and "bargain" brands, but they all contained the same contaminated ingredient. Ah, marketing.
For me, my first thought was why the hell we're importing wheat from China when the government is paying farmers here not to grow it. There are so many things wrong with that picture.
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Amen! Well said, I agree 100%. I personally haven't had to worry either. Spending a few dollars more for quality food is worth it. Sadly it took something like this to get people to realize that. Another sad note is animal nutrition isn't something that is stressed. I admit I didn't fully understand until I started selling a quality dog food myself, that the other stuff is basically crap. But I am glad I found it all out while my dog was young, and can pass on the word.
I also agree that pet owners should fork over the extra cash to keep their pets healthy, and follow that advice myself. Two points though: 1. In less cosmopolitan areas it's very difficult to find anywhere to buy the good stuff and delivery makes it even more expensive (like if you order online). Why isn't the decent food more widely available? 2. Most veterinarians I've taken my cats to have told me to feed my pets whatever name brand-name stuff is available, like Alpo or whatever. They give bad advice to pet owners, and in turn their pets need more veterinary care. I don't believe it's some grand conspiracy, but I do believe that if you feed your pets well, they will get sick less often.
and one can, horror of horrors, actually cook for one's dog as well. It ain't that hard, you can freeze big batches, add supplements, etc., and save yourself the worry. Just know what you're doing first, of course. There are lots of recipes out there. It's worth it to me.
Funny in a country where parents dont even cooking for there kids you want them to cook for there pets.Pets are starting to get better treatment then our nations kids.Its a dog,yes i have dogs and i dont treat them like my kids.I buy the Wal-Mart brand food for my kids oh my i also buy the Wal-Mart brand dog food.Oh no i dont buy name brand.
Hey Guys please help me....Someone told me that I should be giving a balance of wet dog food and dry dog food each week and not just dry dog food all the time. He told me that too much dry food can cause constipation. Is this true? Also, which brands are considered low grade dog food?
John,
My dog rarely eats wet food and has never had constipation issues (except when he literally ate a dish rag) and in fact I've found that wet food tends to give him diarrhea. I suspect every dog is different in this respect. Some react poorly to changes in their food and others tolerate it just fine. Do what works best for your dog. If you've only been feeding him dry food and he hasn't been constipated, I wouldn't worry.
As for what brands are "low grade" that can be hard to decide, in part because the same factory may produce both obviously low-grade (Alpo, store-brand, etc) and much higher end foods simultaneously. My advice is to seek out dog food that uses "human grade food" and to avoid any dog food that uses wheat. Preferably, a good dog food will have relatively few ingredients and some form of meat will be the major ingredient.
I hope that helps!
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